Nintendo reportedly investing into eSports platforms

Categories: Wii U

Within the realm of gaming related industries over the past decade or so, few have grown so well known and prosperous compared to eSports – the spectacle of watching the greatest players in the world duke it out for the title of greatest. While the idea of competitive gaming has…

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New Pokémon Sun & Moon plushes for Japan leaked

Categories: Merchandise, 3DS

According to PokéShopper, the Japanese company Banpresto has leaked a couple more upcoming plushes from Pokémon Sun & Moon. Coming in March of 2017, these plushes include Bewear, Mimikyu and Bounsweet, three Pokémon that have yet to see a merchandise debut. The first two plushes are set to be 26…

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Badge Arcade News: 10/26/16

Categories: 3DS

Mario Kart 8 is taking a quick lap through the Badge Arcade today, featuring various power-ups and character headshots from series favorites.   Free play? Nope. Free play denied! Practice catcher: Today’s your last day to catch more than half the Pixel Pokémon badges available. Be sure to complete your…

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Nintendo Wire’s favorite Super Mario Bros. baddies

Categories: Retro

The common minion doesn’t often get the recognition that it deserves. Sure, bosses have a much more epic, grandiose role in video games; but without the throngs of underlings our heroes must face along the way, these encounters wouldn’t be nearly as satisfying. Not every game can be Shadow of…

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Run-down of Nintendo’s October 2016 Earnings Release

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, 3DS, Switch, Wii U

Earlier today Nintendo distributed its six-month earnings release for the period spanning April through September. While it is not the avalanche of news some were expecting, there are some sections worth noting. We’ll run down the essentials. The topic on everyone’s mind is likely the recently announced Nintendo Switch, which…

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Pokémon GO’s Halloween event is now live

Author: Jaxson Tapp
Categories: Merchandise, News

Get ready for a spooky adventure, trainers! The spook-tacluar Halloween Event is now live in Pokémon GO. The event consists of your Buddy Pokémon finding candy four times as fast, while catching wild Pokémon, transferring Pokémon to the professor, and hatching eggs will dish out double the usual candy. Halloween…

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Badge Arcade News: 10/25/16

Categories: 3DS

Pixel Pokémon badges may be dominating the Arcade this week, though fans of a certain green-clad hero might also want to take note. Super Mario Bros. badges continue to cycle, this time featuring Luigi in all his moustached glory!   Free play?: Nope. So Mario gets one yesterday, but not…

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